Around Russia There is hope for a miracle. There is no hope for opposition 19 February 2014 Inna Bulkina What happened in Kyiv on February 18 seemed to be a sudden absurd in the first minutes, although it became obvious a little later: at least, on the one hand, there was a clear plan and everything that happened the day before - all the negotiations that Yanukovych led with the opposition, all the ultimatums and “exchange” - all this was nothing more than tightening time and actual trap.

Dear Nikolai Karlovich! Obviously, I have so incompetently set out my thoughts that even you, with your mind and insight, did not understand what I wrote about in a column entitled "The inevitability of a boycott." I asked the rhetorical, as you rightly noted, the question of what other meanness Dmitry Kiselev, Vladimir Solovyov and other mammoths should do, so that you and a number of people who are called reputation cease to go on their programs and to their channels.

Today is the first working day of Ekaterina Pavlova, who was appointed yesterday to the post of general director of Ekho Moskvy. There is no doubt that this is a combat mission for her. And the day before, of course, there was a farewell. I vividly imagine this feast. The atmosphere at the table, of course, is heavy and oppressive, but no one shows it. Everyone is cheering up, showing off and even trying to demonstratively have fun. But this fun, of course, is forced and ostentatious.

A week ago, I promised to talk about the grandiose scam, which was held by the Ministry of Education and Science, appointing experts on scientific dissertations of those who, in fact, were safely engaged in falsifications of scientific dissertations for many years and in the future, according to the plans of the Minister, will continue their business in the councils of the highest certification commission.

In society The State Duma is preparing another act of arbitrariness February 19, 2014 Sergey Parkhomenko State Duma deputies intend to amend the media law that will force bloggers to register as a media. The rules apply to those whose audience over 10 thousand users.

The American brings Russia a gold medal at the Olympics! I root for all our athletes. But I was rooting for this guy, I won’t hide it, especially. For malicious reasons. To see how our main channels will interrupt the flow of poison towards Uncle Sam and begin to praise an American who does not speak Russian. As an order bearer, Kiselyov will have to get out of his way and explain to the average person how it happened that an American competed for Russia - and won!

Around Russia The civil war begins in Ukraine 19 February 2014 Alexander Golts I think that the inhabitants of Ukraine will recall for a long time a gloomy morning on February 19, 2014, fires continuing in the center of Kyiv, Gar Kostrov, with which the opposition were fenced off from Berkut, the smell of spilled blood ... I’m afraid that this is the first gloomy morning of the civil war. After long throwing, Yanukovych made a choice yesterday in favor of the power option.